In article <taguebw-2910981247240001 at taguebw.winston.wfu.edu>,
taguebw at REMOVEwfu.edu wrote:
> > In article <36382BCB.1696DC03 at ic.ac.uk>,
> > lucy hall <matthew.toghill at ic.ac.uk> wrote:
> > > I would like to ask the opinion of anyone on this newsgroup about a
> > > question I am researching for a degree in deaf studies. Given that many
> > > deaf people regard themselves as a linguistic and social minority rather
> > > than a disabled group what would be the opinion of anyone on this
> > > newsgroup about the recent advances in isolating a deaf gene so that it
> > > can be irradicated. Any replys would be very welcome.
>> Don't know if this relates but..
>> There was an interesting series on TV recently, Mind Traveler with Oliver
> Sacks. He spoke with a group of people suffering from a hereditary disease
> (sorry, can't remember the name) that causes early deafness....
Yes, an excellent television series. The disease in question was
Usher Syndrome. A good link to a description would appear to be;
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_ushe.htm
It would also appear that the defect has been mapped to 11p14.
Bernard
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Bernard P. Murray, PhD
Dept. Cell. Mol. Pharmacol., UCSF, San Francisco, USA